National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon St. 76, Southern California 75
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 30, 2014
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials: # David Hall, # Rick Hartzell, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 3774

Oregon State 76, USC 75 (OT):
Roberto Nelson scored all four of his team’s points in overtime and finished with a game-high 24 as the Beavers edged the visiting Trojans.

Angus Brandt had 14 points and Devon Collier added 13 for Oregon State (12-8, 4-4 Pac-12), which escaped with the win after the Trojans’ Pe'Shon Howard missed the second of two foul shots with one second left in overtime. Nelson, the league’s leading scorer, shot 3-for-6 from 3-point range and added eight rebounds.

Byron Wesley led USC (10-11, 1-7) with 23 points and Howard added 16 on 4-of-11 shooting. Center Omar Oraby finished with 13 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with just under nine minutes remaining and the Trojans leading by six.

The Trojans held a 39-36 advantage at the break and pulled ahead 72-68 on Wesley’s 3-pointer with 3:05 remaining. Collier converted one of two foul shots before Hallice Cooke’s 3-pointer tied the game at 72 with 53 seconds to play in regulation.

Both teams struggled offensively in overtime, with USC shooting 1-for-7 from the field. Howard tied the game with 1:02 left before Nelson scored on a driving layup with 25 seconds remaining to help Oregon State post its fifth straight home victory over the Trojans.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Cooke scored 11 points for the Beavers, who recorded a season-high 19 offensive rebounds. … Nelson has scored 20-plus points in six consecutive games for Oregon State, which is .500 or better through eight Pac-12 games for the first time since 1999. … The Beavers won despite shooting 20-for-35 from the foul line, while USC missed just two of its 21 attempts from the line.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern California   Oregon St.
Byron Wesley 23 Scoring Roberto Nelson 24
Byron Wesley 3 Assists Eric Moreland 3
Omar Oraby 8 Rebounds Eric Moreland 10
Pe'Shon Howard 7 Free Throws Made Devon Collier 7
Pe'Shon Howard 2 Steals Devon Collier 2
Omar Oraby 4 Blocks Eric Moreland 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern California 75 41.3 4-17 19-21 9 32 7 8 12
Oregon St. 76 41.9 4-12 20-35 9 40 6 6 16